The Civil defense from Santiago reported that a strong gale registered on Saturday afternoon in the municipality of Licey in the middleSantiago province, left six Weeded homesfallen trees, banana plantations affected and evacuated families preventively.
According to the situation report issued on Sunday, September 14, 2025, the phenomenon occurred after 4:30 in the afternoon, which led to the Emergency Operations Center (COE) to declare yellow alert in the Santiago Province At 11:30 at night.
Affected areas
The most impacted areas were the vicinity of the Cibao International Airport, the La Chiva communityThe dove and the Licey Central Park.
By the Weeded homes and other structural damage, several families were evacuated towards houses. The civil defense did not report the amount of plantations of bananas Affected
In addition, the sudden flood of the Cañada del Diablowhat caused momentary floodsaggravated by the accumulation of solid waste launched by the community.
Immediate response
The staff of the Civil defensenext to firefighters, municipal authorities and Edenorte brigades, intervened in the area to perform evacuations and damage uprisings.
Preliminary information was also sent to the Ministry of Housing and Department of agriculture To coordinate the Assistance and recovery.
Francisco AriasRegional Director of the Civil defensestressed that the situation is already controlled, although the response work of the institutions, including the Mayor’s Office, the Army of the Dominican Republic (ERD) and the Association of Municipal Services (ASM).
Province on yellow alert
The civil defense called all residents in vulnerable areas to not throw garbage In rivers, streams and ravines, since this practice increases the flood risks and endangers the safety of their own communities.
He reiterated that, although the situation is found normalizedthe surveillance in affected areas.
